Silent Storm
Chapter Two: Summerholt
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Kurama and Hiei had changed into their uniforms. They had the traditional white pants, shirt and overcoat. Hiei had not been to happy and mumbled something about toddlers and revenge.
Anyhow, they drove up the drive to Summerholt. Kurama said they should take his car so they wouldn't look suspicious.
When they got to the security box, they flashed their fake ID cards and drove through with a nod from the security guard who was eating doughnuts. Kurama parked the car in the back, that way they would be able to escape easily. They got out and walked inside through the front doors.
No one seemed to notice their presence or they didn't care. Kurama pulled out the laptop and brought up the layout of the ground floor.
"According to this, we have to go down this hall, make a left at the end, follow that hallway all the way and make a right." Kurama said. That wasn't the end of the directions, but he didn't want to confuse himself, and Hiei.
As they went farther down the winding halls, they came across less and less people. The lights grew dimmer and the ground seemed to slop downward slightly. Suddenly, they came to a dead end.
"What now, Kitsune?" Hiei asked. There were no doors anywhere.
"Ummm..." Was Kurama's oh so intelligent answer.
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I'm back in my room. I don't know what they did to me. I think they injected me with something, because my temples hurt. That's where they usually inject things into me.
I also believe they increased the power in the device that stops me from using my powers. They probably injected me with sedatives to do it. I have more cuts on my body. It's nothing new really. After a while my body learned to heal quickly. Just like I grew a tolerance for the pain the stupid device causes me so I could keep them away.
I wonder why I'm here. I didn't do anything to them. I guess it doesn't matter. No one will miss me; I was just a mute little girl who could connect to horses. The reason I could connect with them was because I was able to listen to thing others could not.
I didn't have any friends. They thought that I was weird because I didn't talk. When I said I talked to the owner of the barn, I meant I used sign language. He knew some so he understood me. However, I rarely used it because no one would talk to me and vise versa.
I always think about my mother and father, I do that so I won't forget them. My mother used to sing me a song before I went to bed. I can still remember her soft voice. I asked her about the song one night...
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. Flash Back
A young woman sat on the side of the bed of a small child. She had just finished her song and the child was smiling happily.
"Mama," the little girl says, "Why do you always sing the song?"
"Because, little one, that song has been in our family for generations." The woman kindly explained. "And one day, you too will use it and take over for your father and I."
"What do you and Daddy do?" The girl asked. She was beautiful, with piercing blue eyes and shining blonde hair. The woman smiled fondly at the young girl.
"I can't tell you right now, little one."
"When will you tell me?"
"When the chosen day has come."
"Mama?"
"Yes?"
"Will you sing Azale Shabah again?"
"Of course, little one." The woman smiled and began the beautiful song. "Night will bring the mystery, Moonlight points the way Darkness hides beneath the sea But dawn the beast will slay." The song ended and the little child was fast asleep...
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. End Flash Back
Those were times when mama and I could talk. But she never told me what her and daddy did. Just as easily and clearly as I remember the good times I had with my family, I can remember the day they were killed.
They died on March thirteenth, my birthday. Funny how four years later on that same day I, too, would go missing. I was born on Friday the thirteen. Whether that has anything to do with what's happened, I'm not sure.
That day, it was raining and dark and stormy. We were cleaning up when they said they had to leave for a moment. They told me to stay put, but I followed anyway...
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A little girl sat on the windowsill, staring out into the darkness as a storm raged outside. She loved to sit on a windowsill and gaze outside.
Their house sat facing the warm ocean and the back faced a deep forest. On a good day you could see straight to the sandy bottom of the ocean, but not today. Today was Friday the thirteenth of March and she was turning seven.
Her birthday was wonderful and fun despite the rain. She loved the rain so it simply made things better. Her parents were cleaning up the mess from dinner when suddenly they were in front of her.
"Cass, we have to leave for a moment and we need you to stay here." He father said.
"Why do you have to go?" She asked, "It's my birthday!"
"I know, little one, but it's very important. We won't be long." Her mother promised. The girl nodded her head.
Once her parents' left, she waited a moment before following. She walked stealthily through the thick green underbrush. During the sunny daytime, the forest was beautiful. But at night and during storms, it could be creepy and strange. But she couldn't think of that now.
She followed them and stopped when they did. They were near the edge, where the vast forest gave way to the roads. It seemed they were arguing.
"Melanie, go back! Please!" Her father shouted. He had a hold of her mother's shoulders. The thunder crashed above them.
"No! I'm a watcher, just like you and it's my job to protect what's hidden!" her mother shouted back.
'That's what they are? Watchers?' The girl thought.
"If we both die, than who will teach Cassie to use her powers? Who will train her to become a watcher?!"
That's when it attacked. The creature dealt mortal wounds to them. But they still fought back. By the end of the battle her parents fell to the ground, one by one. They couldn't fight anymore. The creature snapped their necks. They fell into a bloody heap on the muddy undergrowth. The creature, though also mortally wounded, got away. The little girl stared wide-eyed and the tears flowed non-stop. Her parents were dead! She ran and ran.
A few days later a ranger found her. She was still crying and she had come back to the clearing where her parents still layed. The ranger tired to ask her what happened but she just stared, all of her fiery spirit gone.
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. End Flash Back
I can still remember everything that happened. I remember a woman police officer. She was tall and has brown hair. It was her who said it was suicide. How they thought that, I'm not sure. How can you break your own neck?
They placed me in a foster home after the funeral. I still remember that my mother said I was a Watcher. What did they do? Protect something. But what? I still can't figure it out. I'm beginning to wonder if these people and my family's work are connected. It's so confusing. Maybe I'll figure this all out one day...
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"There should be a door right here." Kurama said as he pointed to a space on the wall. Hiei reached out and felt the wall, Kurama followed suit. After a few moments, Hiei's hand hit a certain spot. The area lit with a green light and a door slid open.
"Hidden door." Hiei said as he entered. The door closed immediately behind them and a few lights lit the stairwell. Kurama went first, punching some keys on the laptop, Hiei followed.
"Okay, we have to make a right and her door is the last on the right." They walked down the dim hallway and noticed that objects started to fly about. A tin cup slammed into the back of Hiei's head and a pole caught Kurama across the back.
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I can feel them, or sense them. They're coming again. I can hear the clatter of objects in the hall. I try to focus on my power but it's hard.
They're at the door, objects are still flying but the pain is becoming too strong. Darn, they increased the power more than they normally do. I closed my eye's, ceasing my power. When I open them, they are back to normal. Tears stream down my face from the pain.
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Hiei and Kurama finally reached the door. Objects were still flying around. They walked inside and took in the sight before them.
A 15-year-old girl sat in a chair in the middle of the room. She was staring blankly at the wall, as if not seeing it. She had long blonde hair that stopped short of the middle of her back. She was dressed in a baggy hospital gown. They could see a metal band that went around her head. She had tears streaming down her face, yet she showed no emotion.
Hiei stepped in front of her while Kurama looked through her chart. He looked her in the eyes but she didn't move or acknowledge his presence. He frowned at that. Her eyes were a pure azure color and they had no pupils, just a solid azure.
"Hiei." Kurama called, "Look at this." He handed Hiei her chart.
Apparently she was given several different chemicals that were all injected into her temples. She was given three different injections once a day. She was also scheduled for several different tests and experiments that day.
'What the hell are they doing to this girl?' Hiei wondered.
He skimmed down further and saw notes and other things. Then he read what the device around her was supposed to do. Every time she used her power, the device was activated and sent electrical shock waves into her brain.
The paper said that her power was a strength of the mind not spirit or demonic energy. The device was activated by her mind when she used her power. The paper said that she was given a heavy sedative an hour ago.
"Do you think you can get the device off her head?" Kurama asked. Hiei looked at him then at the girl.
"Maybe." He handed Kurama the chart and went over to the girl. He reached out to touch her head but her entire eyes lit up with a fierce azure glow. She was using her power but nothing happened. She fell into an unconscious state from both fatigue and pain.
He touched the device and transferred some of his energy into it. All he got in return was a powerful electrical shock through his hand. He shook his head.
"We'll have to get it off in Reikai." Hiei said.
They both tensed suddenly, someone was coming. Kurama and Hiei exchanged a quick glance, both demons understanding what the other was thinking. Kurama grabbed the charts and he looked at Hiei who had picked the girl up bridal style.
"Lets go." Kurama said. Both of them ran out of the door. Two doctors were coming down the hall but Kurama knocked them out before they could notice anything.
"Kurama, is there a back door?" Hiei asked as they stopped in a hall, Kurama pulled out the computer and looked around them at the hall, trying to figure out where they were. He studied the map.
"There a fire escape down this hall and to the left." Kurama answered.
Hiei took off first with Kurama at his heels. No one was down this hall and no alarm had been set off. It was a clean get away.
"OI! Stop! Where do you think you're going with the watcher?" A cougar youkai appeared before the door, followed by another, so much for a clean get away.
"Excuse us sir, but we are in need of the girl." Kurama said. The cougars glared.
"The little witch belongs to the Doc, she is the key part of the Doc's plans." The cougar growled.
"What does your 'Doc' want to use her for?" Hiei growled back.
"That's classified." The cougars said before they charged.
"Rose-Whip!" Kurama summoned his whip and the two cougars fell to the ground, having been sliced in half. (Clean up! Hall Six! LOL.)
Kurama stepped calmly over the cougars dead forms and walked through the door, Hiei followed him and when they reached Kurama's car, he placed her in the back seat. He and Kurama got in the front and they sped away to Kurama's home.
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Author Note: Well, how was it? Sorry it took so long to get out but the chapters are long. Anyway, review! Ja ne.
Chapter Two: Summerholt
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.
.
Kurama and Hiei had changed into their uniforms. They had the traditional white pants, shirt and overcoat. Hiei had not been to happy and mumbled something about toddlers and revenge.
Anyhow, they drove up the drive to Summerholt. Kurama said they should take his car so they wouldn't look suspicious.
When they got to the security box, they flashed their fake ID cards and drove through with a nod from the security guard who was eating doughnuts. Kurama parked the car in the back, that way they would be able to escape easily. They got out and walked inside through the front doors.
No one seemed to notice their presence or they didn't care. Kurama pulled out the laptop and brought up the layout of the ground floor.
"According to this, we have to go down this hall, make a left at the end, follow that hallway all the way and make a right." Kurama said. That wasn't the end of the directions, but he didn't want to confuse himself, and Hiei.
As they went farther down the winding halls, they came across less and less people. The lights grew dimmer and the ground seemed to slop downward slightly. Suddenly, they came to a dead end.
"What now, Kitsune?" Hiei asked. There were no doors anywhere.
"Ummm..." Was Kurama's oh so intelligent answer.
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.
I'm back in my room. I don't know what they did to me. I think they injected me with something, because my temples hurt. That's where they usually inject things into me.
I also believe they increased the power in the device that stops me from using my powers. They probably injected me with sedatives to do it. I have more cuts on my body. It's nothing new really. After a while my body learned to heal quickly. Just like I grew a tolerance for the pain the stupid device causes me so I could keep them away.
I wonder why I'm here. I didn't do anything to them. I guess it doesn't matter. No one will miss me; I was just a mute little girl who could connect to horses. The reason I could connect with them was because I was able to listen to thing others could not.
I didn't have any friends. They thought that I was weird because I didn't talk. When I said I talked to the owner of the barn, I meant I used sign language. He knew some so he understood me. However, I rarely used it because no one would talk to me and vise versa.
I always think about my mother and father, I do that so I won't forget them. My mother used to sing me a song before I went to bed. I can still remember her soft voice. I asked her about the song one night...
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. Flash Back
A young woman sat on the side of the bed of a small child. She had just finished her song and the child was smiling happily.
"Mama," the little girl says, "Why do you always sing the song?"
"Because, little one, that song has been in our family for generations." The woman kindly explained. "And one day, you too will use it and take over for your father and I."
"What do you and Daddy do?" The girl asked. She was beautiful, with piercing blue eyes and shining blonde hair. The woman smiled fondly at the young girl.
"I can't tell you right now, little one."
"When will you tell me?"
"When the chosen day has come."
"Mama?"
"Yes?"
"Will you sing Azale Shabah again?"
"Of course, little one." The woman smiled and began the beautiful song. "Night will bring the mystery, Moonlight points the way Darkness hides beneath the sea But dawn the beast will slay." The song ended and the little child was fast asleep...
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. End Flash Back
Those were times when mama and I could talk. But she never told me what her and daddy did. Just as easily and clearly as I remember the good times I had with my family, I can remember the day they were killed.
They died on March thirteenth, my birthday. Funny how four years later on that same day I, too, would go missing. I was born on Friday the thirteen. Whether that has anything to do with what's happened, I'm not sure.
That day, it was raining and dark and stormy. We were cleaning up when they said they had to leave for a moment. They told me to stay put, but I followed anyway...
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.
.
.
.
A little girl sat on the windowsill, staring out into the darkness as a storm raged outside. She loved to sit on a windowsill and gaze outside.
Their house sat facing the warm ocean and the back faced a deep forest. On a good day you could see straight to the sandy bottom of the ocean, but not today. Today was Friday the thirteenth of March and she was turning seven.
Her birthday was wonderful and fun despite the rain. She loved the rain so it simply made things better. Her parents were cleaning up the mess from dinner when suddenly they were in front of her.
"Cass, we have to leave for a moment and we need you to stay here." He father said.
"Why do you have to go?" She asked, "It's my birthday!"
"I know, little one, but it's very important. We won't be long." Her mother promised. The girl nodded her head.
Once her parents' left, she waited a moment before following. She walked stealthily through the thick green underbrush. During the sunny daytime, the forest was beautiful. But at night and during storms, it could be creepy and strange. But she couldn't think of that now.
She followed them and stopped when they did. They were near the edge, where the vast forest gave way to the roads. It seemed they were arguing.
"Melanie, go back! Please!" Her father shouted. He had a hold of her mother's shoulders. The thunder crashed above them.
"No! I'm a watcher, just like you and it's my job to protect what's hidden!" her mother shouted back.
'That's what they are? Watchers?' The girl thought.
"If we both die, than who will teach Cassie to use her powers? Who will train her to become a watcher?!"
That's when it attacked. The creature dealt mortal wounds to them. But they still fought back. By the end of the battle her parents fell to the ground, one by one. They couldn't fight anymore. The creature snapped their necks. They fell into a bloody heap on the muddy undergrowth. The creature, though also mortally wounded, got away. The little girl stared wide-eyed and the tears flowed non-stop. Her parents were dead! She ran and ran.
A few days later a ranger found her. She was still crying and she had come back to the clearing where her parents still layed. The ranger tired to ask her what happened but she just stared, all of her fiery spirit gone.
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. End Flash Back
I can still remember everything that happened. I remember a woman police officer. She was tall and has brown hair. It was her who said it was suicide. How they thought that, I'm not sure. How can you break your own neck?
They placed me in a foster home after the funeral. I still remember that my mother said I was a Watcher. What did they do? Protect something. But what? I still can't figure it out. I'm beginning to wonder if these people and my family's work are connected. It's so confusing. Maybe I'll figure this all out one day...
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.
.
.
.
"There should be a door right here." Kurama said as he pointed to a space on the wall. Hiei reached out and felt the wall, Kurama followed suit. After a few moments, Hiei's hand hit a certain spot. The area lit with a green light and a door slid open.
"Hidden door." Hiei said as he entered. The door closed immediately behind them and a few lights lit the stairwell. Kurama went first, punching some keys on the laptop, Hiei followed.
"Okay, we have to make a right and her door is the last on the right." They walked down the dim hallway and noticed that objects started to fly about. A tin cup slammed into the back of Hiei's head and a pole caught Kurama across the back.
.
.
.
.
.
I can feel them, or sense them. They're coming again. I can hear the clatter of objects in the hall. I try to focus on my power but it's hard.
They're at the door, objects are still flying but the pain is becoming too strong. Darn, they increased the power more than they normally do. I closed my eye's, ceasing my power. When I open them, they are back to normal. Tears stream down my face from the pain.
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.
Hiei and Kurama finally reached the door. Objects were still flying around. They walked inside and took in the sight before them.
A 15-year-old girl sat in a chair in the middle of the room. She was staring blankly at the wall, as if not seeing it. She had long blonde hair that stopped short of the middle of her back. She was dressed in a baggy hospital gown. They could see a metal band that went around her head. She had tears streaming down her face, yet she showed no emotion.
Hiei stepped in front of her while Kurama looked through her chart. He looked her in the eyes but she didn't move or acknowledge his presence. He frowned at that. Her eyes were a pure azure color and they had no pupils, just a solid azure.
"Hiei." Kurama called, "Look at this." He handed Hiei her chart.
Apparently she was given several different chemicals that were all injected into her temples. She was given three different injections once a day. She was also scheduled for several different tests and experiments that day.
'What the hell are they doing to this girl?' Hiei wondered.
He skimmed down further and saw notes and other things. Then he read what the device around her was supposed to do. Every time she used her power, the device was activated and sent electrical shock waves into her brain.
The paper said that her power was a strength of the mind not spirit or demonic energy. The device was activated by her mind when she used her power. The paper said that she was given a heavy sedative an hour ago.
"Do you think you can get the device off her head?" Kurama asked. Hiei looked at him then at the girl.
"Maybe." He handed Kurama the chart and went over to the girl. He reached out to touch her head but her entire eyes lit up with a fierce azure glow. She was using her power but nothing happened. She fell into an unconscious state from both fatigue and pain.
He touched the device and transferred some of his energy into it. All he got in return was a powerful electrical shock through his hand. He shook his head.
"We'll have to get it off in Reikai." Hiei said.
They both tensed suddenly, someone was coming. Kurama and Hiei exchanged a quick glance, both demons understanding what the other was thinking. Kurama grabbed the charts and he looked at Hiei who had picked the girl up bridal style.
"Lets go." Kurama said. Both of them ran out of the door. Two doctors were coming down the hall but Kurama knocked them out before they could notice anything.
"Kurama, is there a back door?" Hiei asked as they stopped in a hall, Kurama pulled out the computer and looked around them at the hall, trying to figure out where they were. He studied the map.
"There a fire escape down this hall and to the left." Kurama answered.
Hiei took off first with Kurama at his heels. No one was down this hall and no alarm had been set off. It was a clean get away.
"OI! Stop! Where do you think you're going with the watcher?" A cougar youkai appeared before the door, followed by another, so much for a clean get away.
"Excuse us sir, but we are in need of the girl." Kurama said. The cougars glared.
"The little witch belongs to the Doc, she is the key part of the Doc's plans." The cougar growled.
"What does your 'Doc' want to use her for?" Hiei growled back.
"That's classified." The cougars said before they charged.
"Rose-Whip!" Kurama summoned his whip and the two cougars fell to the ground, having been sliced in half. (Clean up! Hall Six! LOL.)
Kurama stepped calmly over the cougars dead forms and walked through the door, Hiei followed him and when they reached Kurama's car, he placed her in the back seat. He and Kurama got in the front and they sped away to Kurama's home.
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Author Note: Well, how was it? Sorry it took so long to get out but the chapters are long. Anyway, review! Ja ne.